Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (New South Wales) Act 2005
11Application of Commonwealth criminal laws to offences against applied provisions
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 11
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (New South Wales) Act 2005.
11 Application of Commonwealth criminal laws to offences against applied provisions
11 Application of Commonwealth criminal laws to offences against applied provisions
(1) The relevant Commonwealth laws apply as laws of this State in relation to an offence against the applied provisions as if those provisions were a law of the Commonwealth and not a law of this State.
(2) For the purposes of a law of this State, an offence against the applied provisions—
(a) is taken to be an offence against the laws of the Commonwealth, in the same way as if those provisions were a law of the Commonwealth, and
(b) is taken not to be an offence against the laws of this State.
(3) Subsection (2) has effect for the purposes of a law of this State except as provided by the regulations under this Act.